The Historic Color System: A Revolutionary Approach

We're changing how historic home colors are sourced and matched. Our patent-pending system gives you direct access to authentic color palettes from 1860-1970, eliminating costly middlemen and consultants.

What Makes Us Unique:

  • Direct access to exclusive historic manufacturer brochures
  • Eco-friendly sample bottles for testing
  • Exact color matching from original sources
  • Nationwide network of paint partners
  • Archived samples for perfect consistency
  • Simple online ordering with 10-day delivery

Important Note: For authentic color reproduction, we recommend using our authorized paint partners. Other manufacturers use different bases and colorants, which may compromise historical accuracy.

Transform your historic home with confidence - browse by decade and order directly to your door.


Our Historic Digital Color Collection

At Historic Home Colors, we are thrilled to introduce our new digital color preview service, designed to complement our physical samples and revolutionize the color selection process for historic architectural projects. Traditionally, selecting and ordering paint colors has been a frustrating experience. However, our innovative approach to viewing historic colors is truly groundbreaking, offering a level of accuracy and authenticity that you won’t find anywhere else.

Our colors are meticulously recreated using high-quality photographs under consistent white lighting, ensuring a precise match to the original hues in our collection. By incorporating macro, close-up shots, we capture the subtle imperfections of the original colors, enhancing the authenticity of your viewing experience. We understand that choosing the right color for your home can be challenging, which is why we’ve developed a straightforward yet advanced system to simplify your color selection process.

If you’ve ever ordered paint based on printed color chips, samples, or online images, you know how unreliable those methods can be. The truth is, the architectural color selection process has been intentionally designed to be confusing, leading to costly mistakes that benefit the industry. Color chips displayed side by side in stores make it nearly impossible to make accurate decisions, despite design schools teaching the importance of color isolation.